Federal crackdown on ultra-processed foods targets hidden health risks fueling America’s chronic disease crisis

FPSA - Feds say industry needs to help define the term ‘ultra-processed food’

The federal government wants business and industry to offer information about processed foods so a national definition of such foods can be formulated. In a formal Request for Information, the leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration this week announced concerns about the health of the American public as it relates to processed foods. The governmental bodie…

Federal crackdown on ultra-processed foods targets hidden health risks fueling America’s chronic disease crisis

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a joint initiative this week to establish the first-ever federal definition of ultra-processed foods—a category linked to obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, the effort seeks to rein in an industry responsible for roughly …

USDA, FDA and HHS launch joint effort to define 'ultra‐processed foods'

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